Wednesday, September 21, 2022

MoonPay helps Universal Studios create a "Halloween Horror Nights" NFT scavenger hunt in its Orlando and Hollywood theme parks, minting up to 7M NFTs (MK Manoylov/The Block)

MK Manoylov / The Block:
MoonPay helps Universal Studios create a “Halloween Horror Nights” NFT scavenger hunt in its Orlando and Hollywood theme parks, minting up to 7M NFTs  —  - MoonPay will use its utility minting service Hypermint to create up to 7 million NFTs for an in-person scavenger hunt at Universal Studios Theme Parks.



Samsung may include Exynos chipsets in Galaxy S23 series

Samsung’s leadership reportedly wants to continue using the Exynos chipsets in next year’s flagship smartphones. This means that Samsung might use its Exynos 2300 chipset for some of the Galaxy S23 devices which claim to be on par with Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor that will also power the premium smartphone series. https://ift.tt/qgvsx3R

IDFC FIRST bank services on Whatsapp: Here’s how you can recharge your FASTag

IDFC bank account holders can get access to more than 25 services for credit cards, loans, and savings accounts through IDFC FIRST Bank's WhatsApp banking service. The purchase and recharge of FASTags have now been included in the bank's list of services. Customers will be able to recharge their FASTags using the new ‘payments on WhatsApp’ feature. https://ift.tt/getkTzn

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Slack announces Canvas, a collaborative tool that presents contextual information for each channel, helps users edit documents in-app, and more, coming in 2023 (David Pierce/The Verge)

David Pierce / The Verge:
Slack announces Canvas, a collaborative tool that presents contextual information for each channel, helps users edit documents in-app, and more, coming in 2023  —  Slack is becoming a document editor.  The Salesforce-owned company announced today at its developer conference that it is building …



Sources: Nasdaq is exploring an institutional crypto custody service, pending regulatory approval, and a crypto-focused division called Nasdaq Digital Assets (Frank Chaparro/The Block)

Frank Chaparro / The Block:
Sources: Nasdaq is exploring an institutional crypto custody service, pending regulatory approval, and a crypto-focused division called Nasdaq Digital Assets  —  - Nasdaq has been plotting a move into crypto custody, according to several sources.  — The move is in line with its broader mission …



East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily stop using its Scan self-checkout app, introduced during the pandemic, due to theft and losses (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily stop using its Scan self-checkout app, introduced during the pandemic, due to theft and losses  —  Many grocery stores started using self-checkout technology during the pandemic.  Experts say the technology makes it easier for shoplifters to sneak by.



A US bill seeks to ban exports of DUV lithography tech to China, whose imports of chipmaking equipment reportedly grew from $10.7B in 2016 to ~$51.1B in 2025 (Jared Perlo/NBC News)

Jared Perlo / NBC News : A US bill seeks to ban exports of DUV lithography tech to China, whose imports of chipmaking equipment reportedl...